El Salvador vs Guyana: Strong Elected Local Governments Index
El Salvador
0.6
in 2025
Guyana
0.593
in 2025
El Salvador rank
115th
Guyana rank
116th
Strong Elected Local Governments Index over time
- El Salvador
- Guyana
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.6 against 0.593 in Guyana, a difference of 0.007.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Guyana ahead.
El Salvador ranks 115th and Guyana ranks 116th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 6 and Guyana in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.689 | 0.827 | 0.138 | Guyana |
| 1910s | 0.689 | 0.827 | 0.138 | Guyana |
| 1920s | 0.689 | 0.827 | 0.138 | Guyana |
| 1930s | 0.689 | 0.8711 | 0.1821 | Guyana |
| 1940s | 0.689 | 0.89 | 0.201 | Guyana |
| 1950s | 0.689 | 0.8694 | 0.1804 | Guyana |
| 1960s | 0.689 | 0.684 | 0.005 | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 0.744 | 0.77 | 0.026 | Guyana |
| 1980s | 0.7791 | 0.753 | 0.0261 | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 0.8728 | 0.8312 | 0.0416 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.944 | 0.876 | 0.068 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.9462 | 0.8636 | 0.0826 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.9095 | 0.6345 | 0.275 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher strong elected local governments index, El Salvador or Guyana?
- El Salvador, at 0.6 against 0.593 in Guyana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in strong elected local governments index between El Salvador and Guyana?
- 0.007, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Guyana?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Guyana rank globally for strong elected local governments index?
- El Salvador ranks 115th and Guyana ranks 116th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Strong Elected Local Governments Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which elected local governments exist, and they operate without interference from local unelected bodies.